SOLVED: The Complete Guide To Icons on Android Devices
Android cell phones, tablets and Chromebooks are now fully featured devices and they have a substantial number of sometimes confusing notification icons. We regularly receive requests from visitors about what the icons on their various Android devices mean so we invested a day researching all of the current Android icons we could track down.
We have also included a brief explanation of what each icon means, so you can quickly identify them and take the appropriate action. Additionally, we have included PaperHelp.org review at Academichelp.net, a popular online writing service, to provide you with additional resources for your Android device. It is important to use free VPN for Android to increase security and protect your privacy online.
For beginners, the single graphic below will explain most of the common icons.
However, there are a myriad of other Android icons that sit in the notification bar at the top of your screen and here is the most complete list of explanations we could create.
If you want to search through these press F3 on your keyboard and type in a keyword like “eye” or “arrow”
Wow - That is some nasty tone. Clearly unnecessary and if we see it again, we will block you IP and your email.
I have a white box with an R in the center of it. It appears on the top right hand corner next to signal strength vertical bars. I have a Mobicel R 1 Plus. Please help.
Hi Leigh;
We sent you an email asking for screen shot so we can figure it out :)
My new Android Moto 5g Stylus has a mid-screen row of icons on swipe-down (before logging into home screen) (Extra "Notifications?")
that always has "App," "Capsule," "Alarm," "Clock," "Wallpaper." What is it, why is it there & how do we get rid of it? This has never appeared on any previous Samsung Android smartphones.
Little dot at top of screen is you are bugged!
The white dot on the left is when you have a pending voicemail, clear your voice mailbox to clear the dot. Feel free to test this when you see the dot, clear and properly exit your voicemail to see it disappear.
The white dot on the right comes on when you turn on mobile data. This can be turned on and off in the drag down notification thingy. Feel free to test it on and off to see that it dictaes if the white dot comes on or not.
I discovered these once and for all by turning off things one by one, until they vanished. Then I turned the same ones back on to see if the dot comes back.
My RedMi Note 10S today shows a compass like arrow (triangle shaped arrow with indented base) pointing to north east next to the bluetooth icon. I have closed all running apps and removed them from memory. The pull down menu doesn't show anything about this arrow either. If you know what this icon means please add it to your list.
Hi Peter;
We don't know that icon, but if you send us a screen shot, we will look into it :)
NORD Android-10. What is, from left side sound button, square box with 2 lines and a slash?
Hi Vern;
I don't know but if you send us a screen shot, we will look into it :)
Hello. I have a black dot on my status bar a I have searched Google and cannot find an explanation for it. My daughter (who has the same phone as I do) and me husband both do not have it. Am I being spied on?
I have a Moto G Stylus through Google Fi.
Thank you in advance.
Hi Sheeri;
Can you send us a screen shot? Our email address is on the CONTACT page.
Thanks
I have an icon which looks like a cloud and another which looks like a ship's propeller. What are they?
Hi Tom;
If you can send us a screenshot, we will look into it :)
I keep getting a solid black icon in my status bar, it comes and goes periodically. Can you please tell me what it is? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks.
A black square? If so is it full size (i.e. same size as the other icons)?
This is a wonderfull chart. I thought learning to read chinese was hard. These icons are frustrating to those of us who are inexperienced. Some of the descriptions are as inegmatic as the icons. You might add explanations of the descriptions.
Thanks for the kind words and suggestion Jonathan. There are so many, I needed to keep it brief.
Hi Ian
What is two circles with arrow through?
I've checked your contact page on where to send screenshots - On site support does not give any contact information?
Hi Melanie;
In your private message to me, you identified that icon as an app named "Reface". We are putting this comment through to help others with similar questions.
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this is not a complete guide: you ARE JUST STUPID
Wow - That is some nasty tone. Clearly unnecessary and if we see it again, we will block you IP and your email.
I have a white box with an R in the center of it. It appears on the top right hand corner next to signal strength vertical bars. I have a Mobicel R 1 Plus. Please help.
Hi Leigh;
We sent you an email asking for screen shot so we can figure it out :)
My new Android Moto 5g Stylus has a mid-screen row of icons on swipe-down (before logging into home screen) (Extra "Notifications?")
that always has "App," "Capsule," "Alarm," "Clock," "Wallpaper." What is it, why is it there & how do we get rid of it? This has never appeared on any previous Samsung Android smartphones.
Little dot at top of screen is you are bugged!
The white dot on the left is when you have a pending voicemail, clear your voice mailbox to clear the dot. Feel free to test this when you see the dot, clear and properly exit your voicemail to see it disappear.
The white dot on the right comes on when you turn on mobile data. This can be turned on and off in the drag down notification thingy. Feel free to test it on and off to see that it dictaes if the white dot comes on or not.
I discovered these once and for all by turning off things one by one, until they vanished. Then I turned the same ones back on to see if the dot comes back.
Tried and tested,
Left white dot = V. mail pending
Right white dot = Mobile data (on)
Hi Ruben;
That is odd. We do not have access to a Moto 5G (nice device, we hear), but I found this which might help: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/160148
My RedMi Note 10S today shows a compass like arrow (triangle shaped arrow with indented base) pointing to north east next to the bluetooth icon. I have closed all running apps and removed them from memory. The pull down menu doesn't show anything about this arrow either. If you know what this icon means please add it to your list.
Hi Peter;
We don't know that icon, but if you send us a screen shot, we will look into it :)
NORD Android-10. What is, from left side sound button, square box with 2 lines and a slash?
Hi Vern;
I don't know but if you send us a screen shot, we will look into it :)
Hello. I have a black dot on my status bar a I have searched Google and cannot find an explanation for it. My daughter (who has the same phone as I do) and me husband both do not have it. Am I being spied on?
I have a Moto G Stylus through Google Fi.
Thank you in advance.
Hi Sheeri;
Can you send us a screen shot? Our email address is on the CONTACT page.
Thanks
I have an icon which looks like a cloud and another which looks like a ship's propeller. What are they?
Hi Tom;
If you can send us a screenshot, we will look into it :)
I keep getting a solid black icon in my status bar, it comes and goes periodically. Can you please tell me what it is? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks.
A black square? If so is it full size (i.e. same size as the other icons)?
This is a wonderfull chart. I thought learning to read chinese was hard. These icons are frustrating to those of us who are inexperienced. Some of the descriptions are as inegmatic as the icons. You might add explanations of the descriptions.
Thanks for the kind words and suggestion Jonathan. There are so many, I needed to keep it brief.
Hi Ian
What is two circles with arrow through?
I've checked your contact page on where to send screenshots - On site support does not give any contact information?
Hi Melanie;
In your private message to me, you identified that icon as an app named "Reface". We are putting this comment through to help others with similar questions.
Thanks.